Top news of the week: 15.04.2021.
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2021 COVID-19 News: Breakthrough Cases, Children's Viral Load and More
Please check out the biopharma industry's COVID-19 stories that are trending for April 13, 2021.
COVID-19 Brief: Theories on the COVID-19 Blood Clotting and More Top Stories
The top COVID-19 story is on the pause of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the U.S. over rare blood clots. But it’s not the only news. Here’s a look.
Benchling Raises $200M Series E To Accelerate Biotech R&D
Led by Sequoia, new funding will fuel life sciences cloud leader’s global growth and product expansion SAN FRANCISCO, April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Benchling, the leading life sciences R&D ...
Timmerman Traverse for LSC: A Biotech Community Drive to Fight Poverty
Like many people, I’m itching to get outside. Today, I’m excited to announce a new outdoor experience for a good cause: The Timmerman Traverse for Life Science Cares. It’s a Presidential ...
MPM-backed Werewolf, Merck-partnered Artiva make quick IPO flip while Luca Santarelli's biotech raises $127.5M
The jump from crossover rounds to biotech IPO is quicker than ever. Just weeks after unveiling Series B rounds, MPM-backed Werewolf and Merck-partnered Artiva are spelling out plans to go ...
It takes two to Tango: The biotech using CRISPR to discover new cancer gene targets rides a $353M SPAC deal to Nasdaq
Editor’s note: Interested in following biopharma’s fast-paced IPO market? You can bookmark our IPO Tracker here. The latest biotech-SPAC deal has arrived, and it's dancing its way to Nasdaq ...
Jaguar, Sean Nolan's latest biotech, raises $139M as they follow Taysha's footsteps
Joe Nolan swears he isn't trying to hurtle Jaguar Gene Therapy toward a 0-to-60 IPO, but it sure looks like it. Less than two months after launching with Deerfield cash and ex-AveXis ...
Toad venom to treat depression? RA Capital wagers $125M on latest psychedelic biotech
Can an inhaled version of the psychedelic known as ‘toad venom’ be used to treat tough-to-crack depression? For GH Research, that’s the $125 million question. The Dublin-based biotech ...